Assistant Project Manager – Game Development / NY8843 Job in New York

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books and a leader in educational technology and children’s media. Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, film, videos and toys. The Company distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs and school-based book fairs, retail stores, schools, libraries, television networks and the Company’s Internet Site, www.scholastic.com .

Position Description:

Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing and media company, has a corporate mission of instilling the love of reading and learning for lifelong pleasure in all children. Recognizing that literacy is the cornerstone of a child's intellectual, personal and cultural growth, for more than 80 years, Scholastic has created quality products and services that educate, entertain and motivate children. For more information, please visit our website at: www.scholastic.com

Scholastic is currently seeking an Assistant Project Manager - Game Development . Candidates should be advised this is a staff position with an end date, which means during the time of your assignment you will be eligible for all benefits afforded to staff employees.

The Assistant Project Manager - Game Development will help in designing and managing online games that allow readers to play a part in the story. This position is a mix between game design and project management. You would join the team to help in all areas of the creation and management of gaming, social, and reading experiences.

Responsibilities:
• Document plans for new development and create wireframe mock-ups of game designs
• Create a database of plot and game info
• Create work tickets in our project management system, monitor ongoing progress, and field questions from developers
• Answer questions escalated from customer service and update FAQs
• Coordinate with marketing and editorial to update the website through our CMS and admin tools
• Help design and test new games

Qualifications:

This is not a programming position, but applicants must have the necessary grounding and interest in website development to be able to collaborate with the development team. Applicants should have strong interest in games, especially PC or Console roleplaying games. Applicants should be highly organized, a proactive communicator, task master and a deadline driven individual.

Experience in any of the following would be a bonus but is not required:
• Wireframes/UI design
• Game Design
• Project Management
• Web Design
• Web Development
• Photoshop

Eligibility Requirement:
Your cover letter MUST include an answer to this question: What is one of your favorite games, and what is one decision that the designers of the game made, to make it so compelling?

We look forward to hearing from you.